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Mikaela Shiffrin finishes third in World Cup giant slalom; Federica Brignone gets first

The Associated Press
Published 9:36 a.m. ET Dec. 29, 2017

Mikaela Shiffrin sits after falling down while celebrating with Federica Brignone of Italy after Brignone won the women's giant slalom event of the FIS Ski World Cup in Lienz, Austria.(Photo: Vladimir Simicek, AFP/Getty Images)

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